Synonyms of escorts

escorts 1 of 2

noun

plural of escort

as in guides

one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy

the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guides
• attendants
• guards
• companions
• leaders
• pilots
• shadows
• chaperones
• convoys
• squires
• sidekicks
• conductors
• couriers
• outriders
• honor guards

escorts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of escort

as in accompanies

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• companions
• companies
• convoys
• attends
• chaperones
• squires
• brings
• walks
• sees
• guides
• guards
• teams (up)
• associates
• protects
• pilots
• ushers
• leads
• consorts
• defends
• tails
• follows
• steers
• shadows
• hangs (around)
• tags
• pals (around)
• hovers (over)
• conducts
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ditches
• abandons
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escorts

Noun

Among the most intriguing possibilities, Brouhard said, is that Gulf nations exporting oil are surreptitiously paying Iran fees in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz – even as they’re secured by US military escorts. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Stahl, Yesh Din’s executive director, said Katz’s announcement wouldn’t change or help stem the violence because police will still require army escorts to operate in Palestinian areas. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

After an initial exodus — and a brief windfall for armored vehicle escorts and private jet operators — the loss of 61,000 residents was quickly reversed. — semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

That invasion, which saw the new barnacle outcompete other native species, was linked to New Zealand ships being held in English ports while awaiting convoy escorts. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

Oil workers spent their fat pay cheques on the company of escorts who came to Baku from the less fortunate post-Soviet states. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

The Times has filed two lawsuits over a policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by escorts at the military complex. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Verb

Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck). — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Once the animal gets close to the staffers, one of the employees carefully picks up the fox and escorts it out of the water and away from the ride. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to. — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026

If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026